William C. Martel Script Secrets Interview by Film Courage

Writing is one of the first steps toward becoming a filmmaker. Rather than try and give you my limited insight on how to approach writing, I thought I’d just point you to the #1 source for the most useful information that I’ve found.

00:00 – How To Create Suspense In A Screenplay03:43 – The 100 Idea Theory For Screenwriters05:38 – A Screenwriter With Small Ideas Is A Big Problem07:25 – The First Time I Pitched An Idea To A Hollywood Producer12:55 – The Average Screenwriter Writes 9 Scripts Before They Sell 122:47 – First Time I Got Paid For Screenwriting27:47 – When Is It Time To Leave A 9 To 5 Job To Be A Hollywood Screenwriter?31:39 – Smart Screenwriters Ask Dumb Questions39:53 – Two Ways To Become A Hollywood Screenwriter44:55 – To Have A Career, A Screenwriter Has To Have The Next Screenplay48:02 – How To Write 3 Spec Screenplays In One Year51:32 – Writing One Screenplay In 12 Days And Another In 9 Days

Author: Michael J. Epstein

Michael J. Epstein is bumbling his way through filmmaking, sharing what he learns with you as the filmmaking fool. He likes to make genre films and hopes to trick someone into letting him write Star Trek someday.